NEWS OF THE DAY

Globe, Volume VIII, Issue 864, 2 April 1877, Page 2

NEWS OF THE DAY

Serjeant Sleigh. —This gentleman has now been admitted to practice as a barrister before the Supremo Court in Victoria. The Argus states that ho is the last barrister on whom the now abolished dignity of serjeant-at-law was conferred.

The Tadmor Rush. — A correspondent of the Nelson Mail telegraphs as follows from Foxhill: —“News received here from Tadmor this morning states that two holes have been bottomed on the flat, and have struck payable gold.” Mission Services. —Yesterday a special mission service was held within the walls of the Cathedral by the Rev H. B. Macartney, which was very largely attended. In the evening the rev. gentleman held a service in the Gaiety Theatre, which was also crowded to excess.

The Reetton Mines. —News was brought into Reefton on Friday last of an improvement having taken place in the Just-in-Time mine, the reef both in the intermediate and lower tunnels having widened out, showing fine bodies of stone. Shares were in demand, and sales effected at 9s. Extorts trow Oajiarit. —The Times reports that the trains coming into Oamaru station every day are now quite a sight to sec, the quantity of produce, principally grain and wool, arriving by rail being immense. One train alone brought down 5000 bushels wheat and eighty-five bales wool.

Mirror of England. —Under this title a panorama illustrative of the beautiful scenery on the River Thames will be exhibited this evening at the Oddfellows’ Hall. The views are spoken of elsewhere as being very finely painted; indeed, many of them are works of art. Mr Thos. Kennedy will deliver the explanatory lecture. The Drainage Question. —We are informed by a Woolston correspondent that the petition to the Drainage Board has been withdrawn, the Board having acceded to the request to delay proceedings until the plans arc out. The copies of the petition have not all been collected, but they have been numerously signed, over a thousand signatures having been attached to those already received.

Wesleyan Choir Picnic. —This picnic took place on G-ood Friday. The choir and their friends, numbering about 100 in all, proceeded in the p.s. Titan to Rhodes’ Bay, where they were most hospitably met by Mr G-ardiner, who kindly allowed the use of Ids paddocks. A most enjoyable day was spent, and at 6 p.m. the party returned to Lyttelton, giving three hearty cheers for Mr Gardiner before dispersing.